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Local neon artists make brilliant donation to KNVC Carson City community radio
The Color of Neon, a Reno business specializing in developing artistic neon light displays, has come to Carson City community radio KNVC and created our logo in neon.
Ken Hines, the owner of Color of Neon who has been working in neon for 42 years, created our new KNVC neon sign and donated this work to our radio station. Mr. Hines has had a 35 year business and personal relationship with our General Manager, Steve Funk, dating back to Steve’s days in radio in San Francisco.
The new sign will hang in our foyer at the KNVC studios just inside the front door so all visitors will see the bright lights of our logo as they enter the building. Color of Neon has served Reno for many years and, for 15 years, have been the artists behind the neon for the Burning Man statue that is destroyed every year at the end of the world-renowned event.
“There is a lot of work that goes into creating and fabricating the neon for the Burning Man statue. It is tough to see so much hard work and creativity go up in flames each year, but that is the nature of the event,” said Ken Hines, owner of Color of Neon.
"You cannot imagine how surprised we were when this was proposed to us. The final work of art in our foyer is a beautiful example of the creative use of neon that is part of our region's unique history," said KNVC General Manager, Steve Funk, "My friends, Ken Hines and Dennis McKinnon and the team at Color of Neon, have gifted us with a piece that reflects the color and brightness our all-volunteer team brings to the airwaves every day at 95.1 FM. We're extremely grateful. Listen to us on-air or online for your invite to an upcoming community event where we'll have it on display."